Effects of Ondansetron on Gastrointestinal Sensorimotor Dysfunctions in Diabetes Mellitus and Dyspepsia

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy male or non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding female volunteers; * 18-75 years old; * Able to provide written informed consent before participating in the study * Able to communicate adequately with the investigator and to comply with the requirements for the entire study; including the willingness and ability to consume the components of the test meals * Symptoms of dyspepsia (i.e., early satiety, postprandial discomfort, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation) * Patients in the DM group will also require Type 1 or 2 DM of ≥ 3 years duration; in patients with type 2 DM, the dyspepsia symptoms should have begun or worsened after DM was diagnosed Exclusion Criteria: * Major abdominal surgery (i.e., appendectomy, cholecystectomy, tubal ligation, hysterectomy, herniorrhaphy, and limited colonic resection are permissible) * Clinical evidence (including physical exam and EKG) of significant cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, hematological, neurological, psychiatric or other disease that may interfere with the objectives of the study and/or pose safety concerns * Current use of opiates, alpha adrenergic agonists, metoclopramide, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, more than one serotonergic medication, and high doses of anticholinergic agents (eg, amitriptyline greater than 50 mg daily). If medically safe, these drugs may be discontinued for four half lives prior to study assessments. * Treatment with GLP-1 agonists and amlyin which cause v…